Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Poison

Researcher: Let's hope that the State takes care of these security matters and keeps you safe.

Interviewee: I agree, but I wonder if the State can really protect us from poison?

Researcher: Ah, on that matter, I think God will intervene.

[Ok so this fragment is apparently misleading. Rather than revealing extreme cynicism on the researcher's part, it's a commentary on the fact that in the villages everyone always thinks theyre getting poisoned. If it's malaria, it' s poison. If theyr'e dehydrated, it's poison. They also dismiss anyone "from Kigali" telling them otherwise. This results in many unnecessary deaths and apparently, sometimes violent witch hunts. This is why the researcher dismisses the poison concern as a potential vengeance from genocidaires who now fear that their identities will be revealed by their former accomplices. Not sure that makes sense, but I tried.]

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